This excellent BBC docu-drama series offers the opportunity to explore Ancient Egypt through the eyes of some of the finest Egyptologists, adventurers and scholars in recent history. The stories of these amazing and truly...

For over 4000 years, the world’s greatest empires have come and gone–only China has survived the test of time. Century after century, China’s regal emperors mobilized immense peasant armies to accomplish engineering feats unparalleled...

As Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, theologian Robert Beckford investigates remarkable parallels to the Christ story in other faiths, some of them predating Christianity by thousands of years, to reinforce a more universal...

Narrated by Alain de Botton, this 2nd of 6 parts in the series, Philosophy – A Guide To Happiness. This episode clarifies Epicurus’ philosophy and teachings. Only a few fragments and letters remain of...

This documentary reveals that shamans were the first healers and scientists and are responsible for early human evolution. By inducing an altered or shamanic state of consciousness, they were the ancient astronauts that explored...

BBC’s Lost Cities of the Ancients – The Dark Lords of Hattusha looks at the lost Hittite Empire at around 1595 BC and the deciphering of their language that enabled archaeologists to finally retrace...

This is an excerpt from the series Around the World in 80 Treasures. This segment covers Treasure 23 – Angkor Wat, the largest temple at the sacred site of Angkor. The sprawling archaeological treasure...